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fade

[feyd]

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verb (used without object)

to lose brightness or vividness of color.

to become dim, as light, or lose brightness of illumination.

to lose freshness, vigor, strength, or health: The tulips have faded.

to disappear or die gradually (often followed by away or out): His anger faded away.

Movies, Television.

to appear gradually, especially by becoming lighter (usually followed by in).

to disappear gradually, especially by becoming darker (usually followed by out).

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Broadcasting, Recording.

to increase gradually in volume of sound, as in recording or broadcasting music, dialogue, etc. (usually followed by in).

to decrease gradually in volume of sound (usually followed by out).

Football. (of an offensive back, especially a quarterback) to move back toward one's own goal line, usually with the intent to pass, after receiving the snapback from center or a hand-off or lateral pass behind the line of scrimmage (usually followed by back): The quarterback was tackled while fading back for a pass.

(of an automotive brake) to undergo brake fade.

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verb (used with object)

to cause to fade: Sunshine faded the drapes.

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(in dice throwing) to make a wager against (the caster).

11.

Movies, Television.

to cause (a scene) to appear gradually (usually followed by in).

to cause (a scene) to disappear gradually (usually followed by out).

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Broadcasting, Recording. to cause (the volume of sound) to increase or decrease gradually (usually followed by in or out).

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noun

13.

an act or instance of fading.

14.

Movies, Television Informal. a fade-out.

15.

Automotive. brake fade.

Origin:
1275–1325; 1915–20 for def. 5; Middle English faden, derivative of fade pale, dull < Anglo-French, Old French < Vulgar Latin *fatidus, for Latin fatuus fatuous

Related forms

fad·a·ble, adjective

fad·ed·ly, adverb

fad·ed·ness, noun

pre·fade, verb (used with object), -fad·ed, -fad·ing.

un·fad·a·ble, adjective

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un·fad·ed, adjective

un·fad·ing, adjective

well-fad·ed, adjective

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Synonyms
4. See disappear.

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Example Sentences

As tobacco queens fade from sight, drag queens are becoming increasingly evident.

But wait-it might be time to take a deep breath to let the excitement of the sales pitch fade.

Other giants in the tech industry have seen their fortunes fade after iconic leaders have departed.

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As tobacco queens fade from sight, drag queens are becoming increasingly evident.

But wait-it might be time to take a deep breath to let the excitement of the sales pitch fade.

Other giants in the tech industry have seen their fortunes fade after iconic leaders have departed.

Precious memories need not fade if a report today bears fruit.

Th island seem to fade into the sharpness of the sky.

Rosettes of strapshaped basal leaves appear in early spring, fade away after bloom in summer.

Your birthday's come again, with you away, except in memories that will never fade.

With luck, this will establish a good working relationship, and any issues the interim has will fade over time.

Over time, the headwinds of consumers paying down debt will fade.

But blood does not gush from a bullet wound, and life does not fade terminally from the eyes.

When our sun comes to its ending in five billion years or so, it will fade into a quiescent white dwarf.

But sounds once taken for granted can also fade away, never to be heard again.

As they mature, the petals slowly fade to soft pink.

Memories fade with time, often to the annoyance of those who can't recall important details.

Finally, accept that the protégé-mentor bond may simply fade away.

There has been speculation that apps may fade when new websites designed to work better on mobile devices appear.

As new species evolve to fit ever changing ecological niches, older species fade away.

At the edge of town, the lights abruptly fade into the surrounding desert.

One of the biggest surprises is that-unlike so many stories that fade with the end of the news cycle-this one simply hasn't.

There are also reddish purple forms that fade to lavender, and a pink variety.

Then they would fade that out later and make it a giant lizard.

There was even hope that prisons would simply fade into the dustbin of history.

The moment he steps down, his fortunes and companies will fade.

Now, as nature springs back and memories fade-and budgets and visitor numbers fade as well-humans are becoming restless.

Take away gov grants and you will see the entire endeavor fade away.

To my delight, the color didn't fade with cooking, though it did take on a maroon tinge.

Once the flowers have been pollinated, they fade to green, then handsome seed pods form and new bright green leaves emerge.

Note how the colors fade into each other in the sunset.

But that excitement begins to fade after the second or third year.

Yet the focus on corruption has already begun to fade.

Juveniles have darker markings which fade as the snake ages.

If you could somehow halt these miniature motions while fixing your gaze, a static scene would simply fade from view.

But now, finally, there are batteries that won't fade to dead.

Outside, the trees on the plaza start to fade into twilight.

Each fall since then has seen the launch of a new version of the hardware, and each has seen it quietly fade into obscurity.

So the distinctions are blurring and may fade in time.

Over time, domestic manufacturing and agriculture fade and growth suffers.

Not a lot of people notice him--that is, he seems to fade into the background a lot, and some people can't even tell he is there.

Almost all the jobs created by this are low-paying and will soon fade away when the pop-culture phenomenon.

Ultraviolet light would gradually fade it, turning it orange.

Dense clusters of bright yellow flower heads fade to primrose yellow-excellent contrast in yellow until it's time to shear off.

Even after hours of play these speakers sounded sweet with no noticeable fade or fuzz.

But this will fade as you become preoccupied with what you are doing at the moment.

As these are printed on thermal paper, they fade unless kept cold.

As these sharks mature, the lines begin to fade and almost disappear.

But those subsidies are dwindling and new solar power may fade with them.

When you're in a light phase and it's time to wake up, the apps will gradually fade in an alarm.

Where your finger touches the screen, it's bright white, but the parts of your finger that are further away fade into darkness.

Neither was a drinker, but husband was a smoker until he watched my dad slowly fade away from lung cancer.

Web addresses should increasingly fade from public view.

Many came so close to making the layout but now would fade into oblivion.

However it would be sad to see the different cultures fade out.

But definitely taking pictures of it is a good idea because things can fade and darken.

What follows is a comparison of the two in use, consisting of the first impressions that will quickly fade from memory.

They had no forensic body farm at which to chart a corpse's fade from nauseating stink to cautionary bones.

But the anger and alienation that fed the protests is unlikely to fade away.

The magnetic field does not fade off into space, but has definite boundaries.

In time, as the unknown becomes familiar, each new wave of online-privacy terror seems to fade away.

The blue of the background is causing the blue of the diamond to fade into the background.

Occupy remains determined not to fade away, despite the raid, the new rules and the imminent approach of winter.

The risk does not fade even after many years after cessation.

The stories fade from the headlines, until the next catch-up contender arrives.

The pictures needed to be respectful, so that old beliefs would fade and a new view might take hold.

These typically slowly fade away with time as they are no longer appropriately adaptive.

To keep things interesting, the light beacons will slowly fade away and need to be replotted.

But it seems to fade out as the boundaries and standards get fuzzier as the kids get older.

Afghanistan will not become prosperous and whole, and the memory of its surprisingly blessed election will soon fade.

At night, butterflyfish settle into dark crevices, and their brilliant colors and markings fade to blend with the reef background.

And this is why it's so sad watching the slow fade of a superstar.

And whatever our feelings about those corporate impulses, they are intensifying and seem unlikely to fade.

Many start to believe that they are invulnerable even as their mortal powers begin to fade.

It took two weeks for the burn marks and pain to fade from my hand.

More importantly, the color saturation and tonal range manage not to fade at higher speeds.

Academics are taught to fade away and get even later.

He was bitterly disappointed when he heard their engines fade away.

Waiting for the print to fade in really is a sort of.

Pretty much the only items that don't fade are american apparel t shirts.

Adult white-tails have reddish-brown coats in summer which fade to a duller grayish-brown in winter.

But the image begins to fade when one considers the full facts of the case.

Jem is broken and her hopes of a new beginning fade away with the beats of his heart.

It remains unclear if these dismal correlations generalize to other countries, or if the gender differences will fade with time.

Over time, the radionuclides will run through their half-lives, the survivors' fears will fade.

Balmond came up with the crossed-tube plan and then worked out a way to make it feasible, but that detail will fade away.

Now researchers are hoping the graceful automaton can help preserve traditional dances as human performers fade away.

The video game's sound effects seem to fade behind a muffling curtain of suspense.

As she tried to hold back another scream, her field of vision began to fade.

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Collins

World English Dictionary

fade (feɪd)

—vb
1.	to lose or cause to lose brightness, colour, or clarity
2.	(intr) to lose freshness, vigour, or youth; wither
3.	(intr; usually foll by away or out) to vanish slowly; die out
4.	a. to decrease the brightness or volume of (a television or radio programme or film sequence) or (of a television programme, etc) to decrease in this way
	b. to decrease the volume of (a sound) in a recording system or (of a sound) to be so reduced in volume
5.	(intr) (of the brakes of a vehicle) to lose power
6.	to cause (a golf ball) to move with a controlled left-to-right trajectory or (of a golf ball) to veer gradually from left to right

—n
7.	the act or an instance of fading

[C14: from fade (adj) dull, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin fatidus (unattested), probably blend of Latin vapidusvapid + Latin fatuusfatuous]

'fadable

—*adj*

'fadedness

—n

'fader

—n

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Word Origin & History

fade

early 14c., from O.Fr. fader, from fade "pale, weak, insipid," probably from V.L. *fatidus, some sort of blending of L. fatuus "silly, tasteless" + vapidus "flat, flavorless." Related: Faded; fading.

Slang Dictionary

fade definition

in.
to leave. : I think that the time has come for me to fade. See ya.
in.
[for someone] to lose power; [for someone] to lose influence. : Ralph is fading, and someone else will have to take over.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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